Kingsblood royal
By: Sinclair Lewis.
Edition: 2001 Modern Library pbk. ed. / introduction by Charles Johnson.
Series: The Modern Library classics
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
Subjects: Racially mixed people -- Fiction; Race awareness -- Fiction; Bankers -- Fiction; Middle West -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "A neglected tour de force by the first American to win the Nobel Prize in literature, Kingsblood Royal is a stirring and wickedly funny portrait of a man who "resigns from the white race." When Neil Kingsblood - a typical middle-American banker with a comfortable life - makes the shocking discovery that he has African-American blood, the odyssey that ensues creates an unforgettable portrayal of two Americas, one black, one white.".

"As timely as when it was first published in 1947, "one need only open today's newspaper to see the same issues passionately being discussed between blacks and whites that we find in Kingsblood Royal," says Charles Johnson. Perhaps only now can we fully appreciate Sinclair Lewis's astonishing achievement."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. xvi).
"Includes a Modern Library reading group guide"--P. [4] of cover.